Posted by Frank Sanello on June 28, 2010, at 13:47:06
In reply to Re: is anyone taking a low dose of Effexor (37.5mg)? » Frank Sanello, posted by Phillipa on June 26, 2010, at 19:16:04
> Are you serious? And you're saying zoloft worked for you? Do you take any meds today? Phillipa
Yes, well-conducted surveys indicate that Zoloft is the top-selling psychotropic in this country.
I'm only taking 150 mcg of Zoloft tablets and plan to go off 2 mg of Risperdal beause they are causing painful joint swelling or stiffness.
Zoloft also works very well on OCDs like excessive hair-pulling, compulsive hand-washing. But remember: anti-depressants affect each patient in his or her own unique way. Your experience with Fluxor may be just one exmaple of a drug having a different affect on you than on me. And my nightmare "trip" on Effexor may be the reason I had such a bad reaction. There's no such thing as a bad drug. There are new psychotropics coming out monthly, it seems, and one of them will provide perfect medication for your malfunctioning brain, which is a criticism of the primitive stage of psychotropic development, not criticism of neural synapses. Further, this may provide some solace: It took 17 years before I found a drug that worked.
Seven days after I went on the drug, I thought to myself, "Wow! So this is how you're supposed feel!" I had never experienced that sense of comfort and confidence I had that day.
Frank Sanello
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